Auckland City Council
Catherine was elected to the Auckland City Council in 1971 and was re-elected in 1974, 1977 and 1980. She was also elected to the Auckland Regional Authority in 1980, at the same time as running for Mayor of Auckland against incumbent Sir Dove-Myer Robinson and councillor Colin Kay. This three-way split gave the election to Kay by a margin of 2,000 votes. She opposed the 1981 Springbok tour, and an attempt to ban Hare Krishna from performing chants on Queen Street.
In the short-lived government of Prime Minister Norman Kirk, Bob was appointed first Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and later under Prime Minister Bill Rowling Minister of Finance and Minister of Defence. This put considerable strain on the family as Bob was often away overseas. Catherine and family moved to Wellington, and she commuted to Auckland for council business.
From 1976 to 1985, Tizard starred on the popular TVNZ chat show Beauty and the Beast, along with Selwyn Toogood and Shona McFarlane. She later attributed her success in politics to this show.
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